The public market hit a milestone in January when it officially purchased the building for its future home for $3 million.

Several Maryland chefs and food industry professionals reached the semifinals in the 2025 James Beard Awards ... Jasmine Norton, of The Urban Oyster; Michael Correll of Ruse in St. Michaels ...

This is Norton’s first time as a James Beard semifinalist. The chef, who has made waves as one of the few Black women to own an oyster bar, opened a new dining room for her Urban Oyster ...

of The Urban Oyster in Baltimore.Nominees will be announced on April 2, and winners will be announced at the James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards ceremony on June 16 at the Lyric Opera of ...